Research

Feb 26, 2017

Alum Dennis McOwen Leads Effort to Develop a Groundbreaking New Battery

If you’re one of the 2.5 million former owners of a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 you probably know lithium ion batteries have a history of overheating or catching fire. Alum… 

Jan 25, 2017

The 2017 Schoenborn Symposium Was Outstanding

The 2017 Schoenborn Graduate Research Symposium was an unqualified success! The Symposium is divided into two sections. During the first section, senior-level PhD candidates make formal presentations about their research… 

Nov 22, 2016

Gilbert Castillo Wins 2016 Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Graduate student Gilbert Castillo is the winner of the University’s 2016 Three-Minute Thesis Competition. His talk, “Glass-like Coatings for Polyesters,” describes the focus of his research. The work involves studying… 

Oct 20, 2016

Amber Hubbard & Anurodh Tripath Win First-Place Research Awards

Graduate students Amber Hubbard and Anurodh Tripathi won first-place awards at The Annual Triangle Student Research Competition on October 5, 2016. The Competition was hosted by the Triangle student chapters of… 

Oct 5, 2016

Drs. Zhao, Oldham and Parsons Help Develop Fabric That Breaks Down Chemical Warfare Agents

Alums Dr. Junjie Zhao (Ph.D. ’16) and Chris Oldham (B.S. ’02) and their research mentor, Dr. Greg Parsons, are members of a team that has created a fabric material containing… 

Jul 11, 2016

Dr. Dickey’s Liquid Gallium Research Featured in Chemical & Engineering News

Dr. Michael Dickey and his research group have made many advances in understanding the properties and behavior of a certain class of liquid gallium alloys. The group pioneered creating the…